education
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Commitment to Children
We believe that education is all about building and preserving the legacy, passion and commitment to our environment we want to teach our children.
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A Special Foundation
We have so much to be grateful for at the Foundation. We share and live our values through our work and support for like-minded organizations in the region.
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Partnerships Create Ripples in the Community
Inspiration takes many forms. The Rhododendron Preserve inspires us to continue working to bring to life the Foundation’s Mission and Vision:
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Learning Opportunities Abound
In addition to offering field trips at the Preserve, the Foundation does additional types of education programs. One program is the annual Water Festival, which will be held on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025. It’s a full day of learning about water and water-related topics for all the 3rd and 4th graders in Kitsap County.
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Resources for Education Programming on the Preserve
Yes, it’s still technically winter, but we are all dreaming about the great spring and summer days ahead. That’s why now is a good time to explore the education resources page on the website. These activities include those suitable for any age from preschoolers to high schoolers. Many of the activities are easily adapted for…
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Field Trip Transportation Awards
Over the years, we have learned from our educational partners that the cost of transportation is the single largest barrier to accessing the Foundation’s educational field trips.
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Your Generosity Support Students
We hosted two field trips on the Preserve this fall to see spawning salmon. One of the trips included 83 fourth graders from Manchester Elementary and the other trip was a group of 13 third graders from the Island School
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New Interns on the Preserve
We are excited to share that we’ll have some new students on the Preserve September 2024 through May 2025
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Climate Change and Forest Restoration
All of us can see and feel the impacts of a changing climate, whether we’re on the “wet” side of the state or across the Cascades in the alpine forests.
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Salmon and Kids Connect
The Foundation takes great joy and satisfaction in customizing field trips such as the one for 4th graders that we hosted recently. They wanted to learn about salmon and connect to the Preserve’s salmon run in the life stage they are now.
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Belonging
People belong in nature. Too often we relegate that belonging strictly to physical activity like hiking, climbing, and camping, but the ways to connect to nature are so much more than physical activity.
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Mapping Our Work, Building a Legacy
We cannot talk about fulfilling our core mission to protect the landscapes and waterways on the Preserve without acknowledging the great work of our interns, specifically our first-ever intern and now head of our internship program Casey Blankenship.